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Human Rights Day - December 10
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
International Day of the African Child - June 16
International Women's Day - March 8
Universal Children's Day - November 20
World AIDS Day - December 1
World Day for Water - March 22
Upcoming Events
15th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 15-19 March 2010-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
International Symposium on Skilful Parenting in Africa, 18-19 March 2010-Naivasha, Kenya
Street Child World Cup, 20-22 March 2010-Durban, South Africa
The Hague Global Child Labour Conference,10-11 May 2010-The Hague, The Netherlands
World Summit on Media for Children and Youth, 14-18 June 2010-Karlstad, Sweden
Knowledge and Voice in Early Childhood - 20th EECERA Conference, 6-8 September 2010-Birmingham, United Kingdom
18th ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, 26-29 September 2010-Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA
IV World Congress on Child and Adolescent Rights, 15-18 November 2010-San Juan, Puerto Rico
Past Events
3rd Civil Society Organisation Forum on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 11-13 March 2010-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
13th Session of the Human Rights Council, 1-26 March 2010-Geneva, Switzerland
The Early Years Conference 2010: The Rights of the Child, 4-6 February 2010-BC, Canada
53rd Session of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, 11-29 January 2010-Geneva, Switzerland
The International Children's Peace Prize 2009, 3 December 2009-The Hague, the Netherlands
Regional Parliamentary Conference for the Great Lakes Region: “Consolidating political will for child well-being”, 1-2 December 2009-Kampala, Uganda
Children's Rights at a Cross-Roads: A Global Conference on Research and Child Rights ; November 30 - December 2, 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse-19 November 2009
Missing: Children Without Parental Care in international development policy, 19 November 2009-London, United Kingdom
Session 14 of the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 16-19 November 2009-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2nd Civil Society Organisation Forum on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 11-12 November 2009-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2nd International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators: Counting Children In! Child Indicators: Research, Theory, Policy and Practice - AUSTRALIA, 3-5 November 2009
1ST African Regional Conference on Teenage Pregnancy, 20TH -23RD October 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya
Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 8-9 October 2009-Geneva, Switzerland
The First International Conference in Africa on Family Based Care for Children- 28-30 September 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya
5th World Congress on Famiy Law and Children's Rights, 23-26 August 2009-Nova Scotia, Canada
25th Anniversary of Universal Peace Day, 1-30 August 2009-New York City, United States of America
National Conference on Sexual Violence against Children and the Right to Bail, 23-24 July 2009-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
International Colloquium on Children and Governance, 20-22 July 2009-New Delhi, India
Workshop on Monitoring Human Rights: Law and Practice, 26-27 June 2009-Goa, India
High Level Policy Forum - After 2015: Promoting Pro-poor Policy after the MDGs, 23 June 2009-Brussels, Belgium
DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD under the theme "Africa Fit for Children: Call for Accelerated Action towards their survival", 16 June 2009
Easier Said Than Done: 20 years of children's rights between law and practice - UNITED KINGDOM: 11-12 June 2009
Regional Conference on Law and Policy Development to Protect Children against Violence, 9-11 June 2009-Nairobi, Kenya
Trilingual Illustrated Readings of Stories for Children - May 24, 2009, Addis Ababa
Forum on the Participation of NGOs in the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and 19th African Human Rights Book Fair - 9-11 May, 2009, Banjul, The Gambia
VIth AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT: With Focus on Early Childhood Development and Education, UNECA Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 4-6 May 2009
1st Child Focused Civil Society Forum on and around the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), 17 - 19 April, 2009 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Africa-Wide Movement for Children Custodians' Meeting, 15 - 16th April 2009, Addis Ababa
International Conference on Violence Against the Girl Child in the Hague - March 9-10, 2009, The Netherlands
International Women’s Day : This year theme: ‘Women and men united to end violence against women and girls’ - March 08, 2009
Global Institute: "Poverty: Child Protection and Children's Rights and Advocacy- Professionals' and Government Roles", January 26, 2009
International Conference on Child Poverty and Disparities: Public Policies for Social Justice, January 2009, Cairo, Egypt
World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, 25-28 November 2008, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The African Report on Child Wellbeing: How Child-friendly are African Governments? Launching event in Nairobi, Dakar and Amsterdam, November 20, 2008
International Workshop Change for Children, 3 - 7 November 2008, Kenya
The African Report on Child Wellbeing: How Child- friendly are African Governments?: Launching event in Nairobi, Dakar and Amsterdam: November 20, 2008
BELGIUM: Ending Violence against Children in Juvenile Justice Systems: From Words to Action , October 1-3, 2008, Belgium
UNITED KINGDOM: WorldForum 2008 Early Intervention and Prevention, 29 September to 1 October 2008, United Kingdom
The invisible and emerging problem of child-headed households: Challenges and the way forward, Addis Ababa, September 29, 2008
The 1st conference on STRENGTHENING LINKAGES BETWEEN SEXUAL AND REPRODCUTIVE HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS SERVICES: THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE NEXUS
Getting it Right Conference: Moving towards Universal Access, Prevention, Care and Treatment for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS: 27 September - 2 October 2008, Tanzania
Africa Technical Preparatory Meeting against the sexual exploitation of children, 24-25 September, 2008, Dakar, Senegal
DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION 2008: Children's right to education in emergencies, 19 September 2008, Switzerland
XVIIth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect - 7-10 September 2008
National Child Protection Week - Children See Children Do, 7th -13th September 2008, Australia
XVII International AIDS CONFERENCE, 3-8 August 2008, Mexico City
International Conference on Child Labour and Child Exploitation - 3-5 August 2008, Australia
MEXICO: Action Now, Action How: An International Symposium on children and HIV and AIDS, 1 - 2 August 2008, Mexico City
NIGERIA: Media Literacy: A Tool for Youth Empowerment, National Development and Democratic Engagement, July 30-31, 2008, Abuja, Nigeria
UK: Children's rights and participation conference - July 1, 2008, UK
The Day of the African Child - Right to Participation: Children Must be Seen AND Heard - June 16, UNICEF Speak Africa
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Raise your hand against smacking!, 15 June 2008, Croatia
FINLAND: FICE 2008 Congress: Better Future for Children - Today, 11 to 13 June 2008, Finland
Climate change, eneregy and food, High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, Rome, 3-5 June 2008
Eleventh meeting of The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)
Third International Policy Conference on the African Child on the theme Towards Action against Child Poverty in Africa, United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 12-13, 2008
The Second All Africa Consultative Conference of Children, Youth and Human Rights Organizations - May 11, 2008, Addis Ababa
2008 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: WWSF PRIZE for women’s creativity in rural life, March 31, 2008
Two Days International Conference on "Child sexual exploitation and trafficking", 25-26 March, 2008, Pakistan
2nd Addis International Festival Award
NGO SIDE EVENT: Mainstreaming the rights of the child into the HRC , 20 March 2008, Geneva
Round Table Meeting on NEPAD and Children, 13-14th March 2008, Addis Ababa
Investing in Women and Girls, International Women's Day (IWD) 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, March 8 - Tuesday, March 11, 2008
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: NGO side event on CRC communications procedure, March 6, 2008, Geneva
Save The Date: "Economic Strengthening in Comprehensive Services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children", February 28, 2008, Virginia
Children as Catalysts for Change, 18 - 23 February 2008, Ahmedabad, India
Chicago Public Radio to interview ISPCAN members on child trafficking today, January 30, 2008
LAUNCH OF THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN REPORT FOCUSSING ON CHILD SURVIVAL - January 22, 2008, Addis Ababa
2008 Freedom Awards - December 31, 2007
A Technical Meeting of Experts on the Africa Report on Child Rights
SECOND LARISSA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CAUSE OF THE AFRICAN CHILD: VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN AFRICA - December 17, 2007
The Abilities of People with Disabilities
Child Helpline Network Formation Workshop - December 12 -13, 2007, Addis Ababa
UN Special Session on Children: Follow-up meeting to a World Fit For Children , 11 – 12 December 2007, UN Headquarters, New York
Children as Catalysts for Change - November 30 - December 5, 2007, India
World Aids Day 2007: on the Theme:
Pan-African Civil Society Workshop on the African Child Rights Charter, 27 - 30 November 2007, South Africa
Capacity Building Workshop on Positive Discipline of Children – 23rd and 24th November 2007, Nairobi, Kenya
World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse - 19 November 2007, Geneva
The International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) and the AMCV are proud to present the XIth ISPCAN European Regional Conference Child Abuse and Neglect, which take place November 18 - 21, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Lisbon Congress Centre.
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies Conference - November 12-14, 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
5th Africa Resource Bank, 11- 14 November, 2007, Tanzania
Forum on the Participation of NGOs in the 42nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and 16th African Human Rights Book Fair - 10th -12th NOV, 2007 - CONGO, BRAZAVILLE
Second Pan-African Forum on the Declaration and Plan of Action of the African Common Position on Children: Mid-term Review, 29 October - 2 November 2007
10th Meeting of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), Cairo, Egypt 25-27, October 2007
Children's Event - Towards an Africa Free of Violence - October 19, 2007, Addis Ababa Hilton
Informal Interactive Hearing with Civil Society, including NGOs and the Private Sector of the High-level Dialogue of the General Assembly on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, 4-5 October, 2007,
The Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices (IAC) will hold a 3-day symposium on female genital mutilation (FGM) for religious leaders in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire from Tuesday 25 September to Thursday 27, 2007
1st International Conference in Africa on Child Sexual Abuse - 24 - 26 September, 2007
HIV and AIDS: International Symposium on Meeting Children's Needs in a World with HIV and AIDS
The First International Conference in Africa on Child Sexual Abuse - 24 – 26 September, 2007, Nairobi, Kenya
VII ISPCAN Asian Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, 23-26 September, 2007
Relationship between Animal Abuse and Human Violence - Tuesday 18 September 2007, Keble College, Oxford
The 46th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child will take place from 17 September to 5 October 2007 at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland.
Conference on INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN, Strasbourg, 17-18 September 2007
Regional Conference on Best Practices for Prevention of Child Labor & Trafficking of Children for Forced Labor - India - September 8, 2007
International Forum for Child Welfare, 21-24 August 2007, New Delhi, India
A Call for the Respect of the Rights of Children In Prisons and Detention Centres - August 9-10, 2007, Addis Ababa
Third Regional Consultation of Child Helplines in Africa - August 6-8, 2007, Entebbe, Uganda
XIth ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
International Youth Day - 12 August
CHILDREN, HEALTH AND CULTURE IN AFRICA: Influences on children's health and well-being - June 25, 2007 - July 13, 2007
Regional Launch of UN Secretary-General's Study on Violence Against Children - June 24-26, Cairo, Egypt
Workshop to discuss on the implementation of the “Draft Child Maintenance Guideline” –– June 21, 2007 – Addis Ababa
World Day against Child Labour - with Farmers, June 12, 2007, Addis Ababa
National Conference on children in prison – May 30, 2007 – Addis Ababa
World Conference: "Children Without Parental Care"- May 21-24, 2007, The Hague
Lobbying workshop with child rights groups on issues identified for advocacy by the Children’s Legal Protection Centre, May 18, 2007 – Addis Ababa
Regional Symposium on Harmonisation of Laws on Children in Eastern and Southern Africa - May 9-10, 2007, Nairobi, Kenya
Save the Children Partners’ meeting - May 3, 2007 - Addis Ababa
Consultative workshop to discuss on the main problems in service provision for children in government and non-government institutions - April 15, 2007 - Addis Ababa
5TH AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - 27TH -29TH MARCH 2007. KAMPALA
"Democratizing Governance at Regional and Global Level to Achieve the MDGs", the African Civil Society Forum, ECA Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, 22-24 March 2007
Inter-Agency Group Meeting on Violence against Children- March 21, 2007, Geneva
Child Protection Workshop, March 2, 2007, Nairobi
Child Protection Workshop, March 2, 2007, Nairobi
Launch of Study on Harmonisation of Laws Relating to Children in East and Southern Africa - February 27, 2007
Commission on the Status of Women, fifty-first session 26 February 2007-9 March 2007
Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 21 February 2007
Roundtable discussion on the elimination of violence against the girl-child, February 20, 2007
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, seventieth session, 19 February 2007 – 9 March 2007
Roundtable discussion on the elimination of discrimination against the girl-child, February 15, 2007
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, pre-sessional working group, 5 – 9 February 2007
Committee on the Rights of the Child, pre-sessional working group, 5 – 9 February 2007
Expert's Consultative Meeting on Child Rights Monitoring and Reporting in Africa, 29-30 January 2007, Lagos, Nigeria
Human Rights Council, Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, sixth session, 29 January 2007 – 2 February 2007
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, thirty-seventh session, 15 January 2007- 2 February 2007
Committee on the Rights of the Child, forty-fourth session, 15 January 2007 – 2 February 2007
Debate on Children's Custody Issues - 16 December 2006 at 8:30 a.m. organized by Children Legal Protection Centre, Global Hotel Addis Ababa
Workshop to Launch the Research on the Treatment of Victim Children in the Legal System (December 15 2006)
Training for Law School Students on Child Rights and Voluntarism (November 25-26 2006)
Colloquium on Child Research in Sub-Saharan Africa, 21 - 22 November 2006
Training for Judges and Prosecutors on Implementation Problems of Child Rights in Ethiopia (October 28-29 2006)
3rd Annual World Conference on Children Without Parental Care (October 23-26, 2006)
Expert Group Meeting, The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child
Training for Media Professionals on the Role of the Media in the Promotion of Child Rights
Launch of Save the Children Campaign and report on Education for Children Affected by Armed Conflict - Round Table Discussion
UN Website: Online Discussion: Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child
The African Child Policy Forum's Second International Policy Conference on the African Child: Violence Against Girls in Africa took place at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on May 11 and 12 2006.
Report on Harmonization of Laws relating to Children in East and Southern Africa
